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Dissecting the biggest topics in Black culture, politics, and sports. A @ringer podcast hosted by @vanlathan and @therachlindsay
Joined February 2021
We will be taking a break and using this time to wrap loving arms around @vanlathan and his family after losing his father over the weekend. Van, we love you. We support you. And we are thinking of you.
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We want to thank @VanLathan for sharing his dad with the #ThoughtWarriors community. It is through the many memories shared that we’ve gotten the chance to know him and have some of our best laughs because of him. In loving memory of Van Lathan Sr., 🎧:
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Aye, Thought Warriors! Quick Update: We'll be recording the next episode in the wee hours of the morning and getting it to you ASAP. Sit tight. the wait'll be worth it. ⏳👀.
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Just a heads up: tomorrow’s episode has to bake a little longer and will be coming your way around midday. Sorry for the delay. Hope that’s ok.
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"These become seminal moments where you see your career taking a different trajectory for the better. This movie, and this moment of working with a one Zach Snyder, was definitely one of those moments.”. Omari Hardwick on working on #ArmyOfTheDead
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It’s a real one’s big day! #ThoughtWarriors, go wish @TheRachLindsay a very happy birthday 💜.
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Boyyyyy do WE have a podcast for y’all tomorrow 😅😅😅.
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This video gives all the feels 💕 . Happy one year to the team, @vanlathan & @therachlindsay 🎉🎂🥂
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Powerful words from our producer, @jacksonsafon, and @therachlindsay‼️We stand with the Asian community. #StopAsianHate #AAPIHate
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Y’all know we’re starting 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣2️⃣ off with a 💥!. Shout out to our faves @VanLathan & @TheRachLindsay! Thank you for having us @MSNBC 🙏🏾🍾
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“The Democrats are playing flag football and the Republicans are playing the Hunger Games.”. There’s no better analogy for what’s going on in Washington than what @vanlathan just described. 😳
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Higher Learning x Larry Elder 👀 checkout the full interview on Spotify and YouTube
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*Oscar-nominated* Lakeith Stanfield explains his "Moan Room" Clubhouse experience . had to put some respek on his name‼️ #JudasAndTheBlackMessiah
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Soooo … we have a VERY special podcast dropping tomorrow featuring @OfficialMLK3 👀 pull up on us!
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Boyyyyy do WE have a podcast for y’all tomorrow 😅😅😅.
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It’s our FIRST birthday! Thank you to all the #ThoughtWarriors who stayed locked in with us through our first year. We appreciate you so much 🥺❤️. Here’s to many more episodes to come!🥂
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.@VanLathan and @TheRachLindsay will react to the guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial. Stay tuned for more #ThoughtWarriors.
Taping an emergency episode of @Higher_Learning right now.
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Happy Halloween from the entire gang + Rachel Krueger 😂
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🎙️Recording on a Tuesday morning 🎙️ Sit tight #ThoughtWarriors!! Latest episode will hit your feeds later today ⏳.
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Even though he's Academy Award winning producer @vanlathan now, y’all know @therachlindsay had to get this joke off 😂
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Discussed on the latest pod: .— #Mississippi water crisis 🇺🇸.— #Serena 🎾.— & #JayZ’s take on capitalism💰.
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🎉.
Congratulations 54th #NAACPImageAwards nominees for. Outstanding Podcast (Society & Culture).🎙️ Come Back with @ericacobb.🎙️ @Higher_Learning @vanlathan @therachlindsay.🎙️ @intoamericapod @trymaine.lee .🎙️ @levar.burton Reads.🎙️The Sum of Us - @heathercmcghee
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We’re turning 1 next week and we want YOU to help us celebrate 🎉🎂.Here’s how:
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Happy “Fat, Crazy, & Tired” Day to all who celebrate! 🍾 So proud of our guy @VanLathan for dropping this one today! Make sure y’all go get that! 🧠📖
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Check out @theebillyporter on the latest episode
We asked Billy Porter whether he’d want to talk with any of the LGBT critics in Hip Hop. His answer was immensely powerful. Full interview on @Higher_Learning this week
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Aye, #ThoughtWarriors. Tomorrow’s episode’s gonna publish a little later to usual. #patience ⏳
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Gonna have to keep your thinking caps off for a bit longer than usual this week. But we’ll be back Friday 💪🏾 #HangTightThoughtWarriors
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Latest episode coming soon! Aside from MLK Day, there's a legit reason for the tardiness.
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Some news . Thank you, @jacksonsafon, for absolutely everything. You will be sincerely missed by @vanlathan, @therachlindsay, and the entire #ThoughtWarrior community ♥️
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.@vanlathan used to really be outside. Here’s his Infinity Gauntlet of ratchet spring break destinations 😂:
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Hang tight #ThoughtWarriors experiencing some ⚠️technical difficulties⚠️ after the latest @Adobe update. @AdobeCare heeeeeelp!!!
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Checkout @jemelehill on the latest episode discussing the Malika Andrews discourse
The amazing @jemelehill says that it’s okay to disagree with Malika Andrews, but that the insults being hurled at her are “juvenile, and silly,” and especially hurt when they come from Black men. New Higher Learning is out now.
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Get your thinking caps ready because it's REALLY time. @vanlathan and @therachlindsay are going live from the Higher Learning IG account later today. We might even go live with a few of our fellow #ThoughtWarriors too 👀 Follow us on IG: �
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Here's to starting off the week with a laugh . If nothing else, @vanlathan and @therachlindsay gon cut up 😂
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⛄️Happy Holidays, Thought Warriors ☃️ We’ve got a special episode cooking for y’all, celebrating #LiterateBookCulture📚Then we’ll be back like we never left #AlotToDiscuss.
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That moment when @therachlindsay thought she and @Vanlathan were on the same page, and it turns out they couldn’t have been any further from each other on this one 😂
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Thought Warriors! Higher Learning is doing it "Live from New York" on May 12th. Tickets available now at
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Thrilled to be nominated! Let’s go #ThoughtWarriors! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾.
We are thrilled to announce the nominees for Best Society and Culture Podcast!. #ambies #podcast #awards @earhustlesq @PRX @J_Goldstein @heavyweight @GimletMedia @NBCNews @rebel19 @ViacomCBS @Sethrogen @earwolf @SomethinElse @sonymusic @VanLathan @TheRachLindsay @Spotify
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“The dehumanizing of guys like Daunte Wright is the thing that actually leads to their death, and that’s always intentional.” — @vanlathan
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"In grown-woman speak? Get out of here with that bullshit!" . @sherrieshepherd is literal comedy 😂
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Y’all know we don’t play about Black women over this way!💯.
Fresh&Fit Podcast is hiding behind a bogus “preference argument” when they’re literal words have shown that they’re repulsed by Black women. What exactly is “high value” about that? 🤡
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"There is a goodness to him . ".@Vanlathan shares a touching memory about the legend. RIP, @DMX 🕊
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.@VanLathan is a prophet 🙏🏾😅 #PrayerAnswered
Omg family!!! Y’all asked and @calm delivered!!! 🙌🏿🙌🏿. OMG🙌🏿🙌🏿. Thank you!!!! I hope you all love my story!! I love you!! #tabithabrown
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Let’s get this clear—@vanlathan and @therachlindsay NEVA BEEN SCARED‼️ We get into the absurdity of Joe Rogan’s rhetoric, and dissect Awkwafina’s awkward apology. Plus, the team reacts to the nonsensical death of Amir Locke and use of no-knock warrants.
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🎥 The #HigherLearning/#YouPeople screening is happening 🙌🏾 Space is limited, so register ASAP for your chance to join
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“They act like two legends cannot coexist” 😅.
Snowfall is better than The Wire in my humble opinion.
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“We don’t need no more Black faces, we need Black companies.” . @vanlathan and @therachlindsay express differing views of Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s partnership with @TiffanyAndCo.
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🌟Letitia Wright🌟 talks her new movie ‘The Silent Twins’ 👭🏾 and what to expect from ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ 🙅🏾♀️!.
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Finding out why Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher are trending
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Today, @vanlathan and @therachlindsay discuss the latest with Brian Flores, as the NFL continues to miss the mark on race. Plus, we welcome friend of the show @rosenbergradio to discuss the Whoopi controversy ⬇️.
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“I was always open to giving them more of Ghost, so that when we were forced to let him go, we actually had earned him being let go of.". @Omarihardwick gets candid about @Power_STARZ and how Ghost’s story ended.
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Today, @vanlathan and @therachlindsay discuss the continued conflict in Ukraine and the growing crisis and racism Africans face as they try to flee. Later, @steelobrim joins to discuss the forever-show that is ‘Ridiculousness’ and his new music.
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.@vanlathan makes an interesting point about the latest R. Kelly allegations. Do you agree or disagree? 🤔
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“It’s doing such a disservice to the character to not continue his journey.”. @Vanlathan makes a compelling case for why T’Challa should be recast in #BlackPantherWakandaForever
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“They’re not gonna go down without a racist-ass fight.” . @vanlathan and @therachlindsay warn people to stay on the ready after Georgia implements voting restrictions.
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Talking 'Nope' 🛸, 'Wakanda Forever' trailer reactions 🙅🏾♂️, and nature fighting back 🦭 on the latest @Higher_Learning
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😂😂😂😂😂.
My AirPods after a day of .-J Cole album.-St Vincent album.-Nicki album.-ALL CAPS NBA.-Higher Learning pod
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“That’s what I’m going to be calling the people who’ve allowed this to come about: cruel and inhumane.” . @JacksonLeeTX18 joined us on the pod to discuss the new Texas abortion law and how we can fight it.
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Real shit . @OmariHardwick just pulled up on the team and let us just say the tea is piping! All new podcast tomorrow — don’t miss it‼️
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.@vanlathan and @therachlindsay ain’t mincing words when it comes to America’s past and present 💯
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It's the crew checking in to provide you the E N E R G Y you need to start your week off right ✨
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Y’all better stop playing in #BigRach’s face!. Couldn’t have said it better, @vanlathan and @therachlindsay. BELIEVE BLACK WOMEN. FULL STOP.
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Stop studying reparations and start studying how to cut the check to us.
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.@VanLathan had this to say about Silk Sonic and we just … 🫣 More on the latest pod out tomorrow morning!
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Period!
Not everybody fucks with me, but everybody who fucks with me FUCKS with me. I like that.
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🗣 Reacting to #BlackTwitter’s reaction to the #Queen’s death 👑. And more on the latest @Higher_Learning
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